Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 2AM is: 7.0m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 6.5m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
7
ENE
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
1.9
NE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)141414141414131312121111111010101010101014141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15946180112067519314157801384411565711337729631045778584596492408402342273221199590573442
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
55
SE
45
ESE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SW
35
WSW
40
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
1.56
2:32AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
0.55
8:49AM
0.64
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-
Sunset-6:02-------6:01-------6:00------
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
-2211511151331--------------1
Temp. °C202020212121211920201918171718212119171716161720
Feels °C (?)141412161718181515171616151617181818161615151517
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